3000 xp Barton is in Newegg.com NOW

[Baronz]

Originally posted by: DanFungus
WOAH!

The Image is so LIFE LIKE

link to the image of it

Hehe, You'd think for 600$ they'd pull out the digicam and put some nice glitter on it with some fancy lighting

 

[takeru]

cool, my PC-XT 25mhx SX STILL WORKS! 20meg hard disk card baby! 4 colors of POWER!

 

[kidsafe]

I think I'd rather save $240 and get an Thoroughbred 2800+ that's actually faster for at least half the apps I work with...

 

[911paramedic]

Originally posted by: altonb1

Originally posted by: alm4rr
still adequately plodding along on my ol $55 duron 650

Dag! Still on a 650? Get with the newer technologies, man. I can't even fathom running on a 650. My 750 Duron just flies and having to go to a 650? naaah....

(And for those that are ready to comment, I'm looking to upgrade soon, but will now probably wait a few more weeks to see if the XP prices drop now that the Barton is out)

LOL, I just upgraded to a 2100+ from a 900 a few weeks ago. Got the nice new ASUS mobo with SATA and some good crucial memory too, this thing is smoking...

New....chip....too.....tempting.....free....shipping.....

 

[ZakPC]

Originally posted by: IgoByte
Somehow, it seems to me that the basis for AMD's previous success was them undercutting Intel and still delivering good performance. Very few big OEMs actually use AMD's processors, and if they do it's for budget machines. I'm just wondering whom they're targeting with these most recent releases. The regular consumer won't go for AMD, because of Mhz and at $600, this is too expensive for most of us advanced users. If I were in the market for a top of the line CPU, and had to choose between the 3.06 Intel and this 3000XP, I'd go for the Intel. The peace of mind (which is something I've had with Intel CPUs since the PPro, and not neceassirily with AMD platforms) is certainly worth the negligent price difference.
I honestly hope that AMD's able to get back into the game and that they'll be a serious contender across the board (desktop & notebook CPUs as well as the OEM market) this time around.

I think they will still be undercutting Intel by a great deal once these have been out for a couple months. It would take a lot to stop undercutting Intel seeing as how an Intel 500MHz costs the more than an AMD 1800+ - I think it's a good plan by AMD to have them cost a bit more right at release. They need to do something (in addition to trying to increase the server market base) to help the profits and I think the CPU prices will be at familiar prices fairly quickly, just not right at release. Time will tell....

 

[Tdavis5432]

My Vic 20 with cassette data drive and vicmodem owns j00!

 

[kidsafe]

Originally posted by: ZakPC
I think they will still be undercutting Intel by a great deal once these have been out for a couple months. It would take a lot to stop undercutting Intel seeing as how an Intel 500MHz costs the more than an AMD 1800+ - I think it's a good plan by AMD to have them cost a bit more right at release. They need to do something (in addition to trying to increase the server market base) to help the profits and I think the CPU prices will be at familiar prices fairly quickly, just not right at release. Time will tell....

I'd be surprised if you're right. AMD, like Intel sells its flagship processor at a heavy premium. This isn't anything new. The details don't really matter. Witness the Thoroughbred 2800+, which is by in large a faster chip than the Barton 3000+. It's cheaper by ~$240 simply because it's no longer the flagship product. The only way you'll see major price cuts to the 3000+ is after a new flasgship is released. By that time Intel will have also refreshed its own product line and everything's back to square one.

AMD's desperate for revenue, and that's not going to change for some time...They need to roll out Athlon 64 pronto.

 

[Staples]

All I have to say is that the P4 processors drop off at $150, that is the lowest price they hit. Athlons usually get a lot cheaper than that when they are old. I am waiting a few days till the Intel price drops hits then the price of the P4 2.53G CPU should be near $180.

 

[deepinya]

Everyone talks about overcocking a 2100+ to 2700+ speeds but what about those that overclock the piss out of the 2700+...to lets say 3400+ speeds? Its all relative when you are talking about overclocking.....but the 3000+ is insanely overpriced and is nowhere close to a "hot deal".

 

[pspada]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic

Originally posted by: altonb1

Originally posted by: alm4rr
still adequately plodding along on my ol $55 duron 650

...<snip>...nice new ASUS mobo with SATA and some good crucial memory too, this thing is smoking...

New....chip....too.....tempting.....free....shipping.....

Where the heck did you find a SATA device? I can't get one, and we're a VAR!

 

[UCDznutz]

for future reference, will this processor work in the 8rda+ nforce2 i just bought or am i SOL for the future?

 

[MetroRider]

Originally posted by: UCDznutz
for future reference, will this processor work in the 8rda+ nforce2 i just bought or am i SOL for the future?

yes, it will, so you are NOT "sol"

 

[kidsafe]

Originally posted by: Staples
All I have to say is that the P4 processors drop off at $150, that is the lowest price they hit. Athlons usually get a lot cheaper than that when they are old. I am waiting a few days till the Intel price drops hits then the price of the P4 2.53G CPU should be near $180.

The 2.4B is still the sweetspot at ~$160, IMO. Intel's probably not looking too hard binning 2.4s and 2.53s.